Moja Expressway Company, which operates the 27-kilometre Nairobi Expressway, has flagged a statement circulating on social media claiming that sections of the road have been closed ahead of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s return.
In a statement on Thursday, August 20, Moja Expressway said it did not authorize the closure of the expressway due to political reasons.
“Please note that the poster making rounds on social media suggesting the closure of the Nairobi Expressway CBD access is fake.
“Moja Expressway Company is not affiliated to neither, does it authorize the closure of the Nairobi Expressway due to political processions,” read the statement in part.
The company noted that the expressway is a public road and closure notices are only shared on the company’s social media platforms.
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“The Nairobi Expressway remains a public road and all planned road closure notices are shared only on the official Moja Expressway Company social media platforms with appropriate safety measures put in place to safeguard our motorists,” Moja Expressway stated.
The company urged members of the public to refrain from circulating false information and reach out to the company for inquiries.
The false statement alleged that the road had been closed due a planned procession by Gachagua’s supporters.
Gachagua is expected to jet back into the country from the United States on Thursday afternoon.
The former DP announced on August 14 that he would cut short his US tour to return and prepare for the upcoming by-elections.
On Monday, the Democratic Citizen Party of Kenya (DCP) urged Kenyans to mobilize and gather at three strategic locations to receive Gachagua.
"The procession will begin from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to the Central Business District (CBD) and later address a public rally at the hallowed Kamkunji grounds," DCP Deputy Party leader Cleophas Malala announced.
